| 明治维新 |
Míng zhì Wéi xīn |
Meiji Restoration (Japan, 1868) |
| 明 |
Míng |
Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) / surname Ming / Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God |
| 明 |
míng |
bright / opposite: dark 暗 / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods |
| 明治 |
Míng zhì |
Meiji, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1868-1912) of the Meiji emperor |
| 治 |
zhì |
to rule / to govern / to manage / to control / to harness (a river) / to treat (a disease) / to wipe out (a pest) / to punish / to research |
| 维 |
Wéi |
abbr. for Uighur 维吾尔 / surname Wei |
| 维 |
wéi |
to preserve / to maintain / to hold together / dimension / vitamin (abbr. for 维生素) |
| 维新 |
wéi xīn |
(political) reform / revitalization / modernization |
| 新 |
Xīn |
abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆 / abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 / surname Xin |
| 新 |
xīn |
new / newly / meso- (chemistry) |